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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-03-18
Our Washington Letter
From Our Regular Correspondent.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
Washington Mar. 18th, 1887.
1t is now the belief of many leanlng men
of the Democratic party, some ofwhom are
occasionally called at the White House for
counsel and advice, that the President will
ask the Fiftieth Congress to convene in ex-
ira session early in October. If he does,
there are several reasons that will prompt
the Unpopular step.
It's we'll known fact that Congress scarce
ly ever does anything like real work until
after the holiday recess. 1t goes without
saying also that the great parties in Con.
gress will be aurcharged with politics next
year and that their time will be largely de-
voted to President making. So unless
some of the important legislation to come
before it, can be matured at an early day
there would be but little hopes for its
success.
The experience of the past two winter
in Congress has shown very clearly that
the interests of the country haye become
altogether too vast and complicated to be
thoroughly looked after and kept up with
in the time aft rded by the regular sessions
Much of the first, or long sessions a. it is
usually called, is devoted to be formulation'
of business for the second nr short session
and the business thus deferred from one
year to another-in many cases business OF
the most urgent importance--is hurled into
the whirI of the last ten days or two weeks
of Congress, to be half done or badly done
Or not done at all.
Some idea of the manner in which the
Forty-Ninth Congress wound up its work
may be found in the declaration of a memb-
er of long experience. that the record re-
yealed the fact that one-q larter of the leg
islation of tie session la been enacted in
the last six legislative days. An enrolling
clerk of twelve years service said that new
er in that length of time had he witnessed
the haste exhibited in the last tweDty-four
hours of the Congres. which has just ex
pired.
Du Jig The recess Il the Upper House,
or the Senate which only renews one third
of itself hlenniaily, is = perennalDy organ
lied BODY and goes on l,reyer, some of the
Senators will go TO Europe. Mr.. Ingalls,. OF
Kansas, the newly elected President Of she
Senate, says he is not one of those who can
indulge in such luxury, however. When
asked if he intended to spend the summer
abroad he replied not. unless some good
fairy pitingly puts money 10 my purse.
He added that European pleasures called
for more filthy lucre than he could COM
mand.
When some aslonishn emf was expressed
that the President of that great millionaire
club, 1.-THE United States Senate) could not
afford trip across the Atlantic in these
days of low prices and rapid transit, the
Senator said it was the plain unvarnished
truth, that there were quite a number OF
members of the millionaires' club in that
predicament. He ihink. a great deal of
nonsense is written al out Senatorial ex-
clusiveness and S material wealth, and as
serts that in reality large majority Of his
eoueres have nothing hut their salaries to
live on.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-03-18

Why suffer sl"epess nights with distre,
ing cough while quarter of dollar in
vested in ''Sellers' Cough Sprup" will give
instapt relief.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-03-18
Notice to Debtors.

All persons having unsettled accounts with the
subscriber are requested to call at his office in
Risil sun. Nd, and settle the srme without de-
lay. change in his business after the 25th of
March makes an immediate closing up of old &C.
cocnts imperatively necessary.
feb4 Am JAMES BARNES,
The South western news., 1887-07-27
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Detroit Free Press. ]


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The South western news., 1887-07-27

Detroit Free Press.1

Detroit Free Press.
The following expressions are
made use of about fifty times per
day at the ladies' delivery window
in the post Office:
No letter for me? You must
have overlooked itY
oh! there isn'tf Well, I didn't
hardly expect one.'
Please look again. You don't
know how anxIous / am
Thank you. l was gong by
and thought I'd inquire
so strange? He said he'd write
as soon as he got there, and that
was tvs weeks ago.
You are certain you looked in
in the right box? Well, if there
amt, there ain'tr
1t was letter with money in it,
and wish you'd tell the postmas.
ter. Maybe somebody has stolen
It,
This is the fifth or sixth time
I've inquired, and I'm beginning to
he suspicious.
Thanks, ma'am. l knew you'd
give me letter if you could
The South western news., 1887-07-27
The Magic City.

Writing from Birmingham, Ala,
M. Quad says in the Detroit Free
Press: Birmingham sits in the cen>
tire of one of the prettiest valleys
on earth. Three years ago she was
a mere dot in the green fields, hav
ing only about 5000 population
and no business to speak of. To-
day she has from 80, 600 to 35, 900
EpeFmanent population, and turn
which way yoa win you find she
wheels Of industry rolling. The
hills around her are gold mines tor
all time to come, and the lands be-
yond are as rich and fertile as any
agriculturist ever put a plow in.
| aaw in the streets tosday vehicles
which had come 40 miles and more
loaded with farm produce to be ex-
changed for groceries and clothing.
No city car build up without an
agricultural country around it.
Birmingham has this requisite.
Three years ago it was a town in
mud, with only two poor hotels
and no public conveniences. One
could scarcely get about without
leaving his boots behind him on
some crossing. To-day I find a
strong and honest city government,
every member Of which is pledged
to public improvement, a splendid
system Otdrainage; complete water
works: uniformed police force; a
fine fire department; two military
companies; street fountains; street
cars; seven or eight good hotels; q
large number Of banks two or
three stock exchanges; a big opera
house; fine daily paper; macada>
mized streets and stone sidewalks,
and whoever else belongs to city
fifty years old and populated by a
hundred thousand people. She
may well call herself the Magic
City. 1t is magical how she has
grown.
The South western news., 1887-07-27
THE LUSCIOUS MELON.
A CROP THAT Is PAYING
GEORGIA HAND
SOMELY.
Whole Train Loads Handled Here.
Atlanta constitutional

Atlanta Constitution.
A million watermelonsI
There is great deal of Cholera
morhus in that, is there not And
yet Atlanta will handle over a
million watermelOns this year. Of
course she does not eat them all.
They are shipped by the hundred
thousand all over the south, but
Atlanta, is the distributing point,
and Atlanta merchants are the dis
tributors.
Indeed, Atlanta is the biggest
melon market in America.
Mr.. j ] Falvey, the commission
merchant who does the largest mel.
on business, said on yesterday:
The melon season has been an
immense success. Peaches hurt
watermelons, and 80 do cheap
grapes. This year we have had
few peaches, and the grapes are
late, so watermelOns had it their
own way
The melon merchants have made
money theng
i should say so. Atlanta has
already handled over seven hund>
red cars Of watermelons. These
have netted the farmer from $40
to $3.50 a car. My best results with
one car was Sl48 net TO the grow.
er. The two hundred cars | have
handled have averaged about $40
net to the farmer. This makes a
very profitable crop, as it is easy
to grow car load to the acre.
There were some cars Of 'culIS that
brought less, but good melons have
averaged seven cents a piece this
season, and ought to average four
cents apiece for the balance of the
season.
How much net cash has Allan
Ia sent to the melon patchesY
Not less than S35, 600, and it
ought to reach s5O,0O0 by the
close of the season. There are train
loads daily shipped through At
lanta to the West that we get no
account of, and of course hundreds
of ship loads from ValdOsta, Quit
man, and the Carolina coast are
sent to the East. Georgias melon
crop is avery Important one. II
The South western news., 1887-07-27
sssiOaiag Again.

When sometimes our feet grow
weary
On the rugged hills OF life,
The path stretching long and dreary
With trial and labor rife,
We pause on the upward journey,
Glancing backward DER valley
and glen
And sigh with an infinite longing
{ To return and begin again"
For behind is the dew Of tbs morn.
ing
With all its freshness and light.
And before us doubts and shadows;
And the chill and gloom Of the
night;
And we think of the sunny places
We passed so carelessly then,
And we sigh, - Father permit me
10 return and begin again.
We think Of the mary dear ones,
Whose lives touched ours, at
times,
Whose loving thoughts and smiles
Float back like vesper chimes;
And sadly remember burdens,
We might have lightened then,r
All, gladly would we ease them
Could We begin againl'
And yet how vain the seeking!
Life's duties press all of us on,
And who would shrink from the
burden,
Or sigh for the sunshine that's
gomez
And it may be, not far on before Us,
Wait tairer places than then;
Our path may lead by still waters.
Tho'gh we may not begin again.
Then upward and onward forever
Be our path OH the hills Of life !
But ere long radiant dawning
viii glorify trial aud strife,
And our Fathers hand will lead us
Tenderly upward then.
In the joy and peace of the better
world
He'll let us "begin again"
The South western news., 1887-07-27
FOR qHR HOUSEWIFE.
AMMONIA.


Some one hns written little
tract on the uses Of ammonia, or
hartshorn--they are the asiHe
thing"-said Mrs. LathrOp. 4
came across it once IN friends
house and became convinced fhat
ii was useless to try TO keep honno
if yon didn't make sEee nae sf ssar
nionia. The book said keepa h%sa.
tie on every wash-stand and pua . I
few drops in the water You wash
yourself with. Keep q lAFge bot
tie in the laundry aud adda 'tea'az
spoonful ~ the tub1f wash wases. 2
Keep a hottie in the kitchen Tor
use in dish water and to use instead
Of soap in cleaning paint, securing
shelves and such purposes. A. was
also TO be used, in different degrees
Of strength, for washing the head:
cleaning hair>brushes and brooEns. !
sprinkling around bases to keep
moths away from carpets, and fur
bathing bedateads, ms a preSautiqn
against the obnoxious little objects
that my husband sllndes 70 .desi.
cately as b. bs.. In short. sssa
whole house is expected to reek
with ammonia. Really IL il On ex-
cellent article for household use.
although have never been adaie-
ted to its use, in such a wh0lesal~
way as the pamphlet urged. Oar
Country Home.
The South western news., 1887-07-27
The Boom Just Started.
Dakota Bell.l

Dakota Bell.
During the ccurse Of a sermon
in a Dakota town last Sunday a
harsh creaking was heard to pro.
ceed from under the church. After
some time a movement was felt in
the building, and several members
cf the building got up and started
out, fearing an earthquake was
coming.
Friends said the minister, as
he stopped his sermon and leaned
on the pulpit, pray be seated; there
is no danger.
But the church is moving, and
there's something wrong replied
lady who was very much agi-
tated.
oh, that's all right, Sister
Brown. You zee there are some
workmen under the building with
jackscrews, and now they have
hitched on to the back end with
ten yoke of oxen, and are shaking
the edificc over onto a back street.
In the morning, God willing, work
will commence ON this lot on the
finest opera house west of Chicago.
/ tell yon the boom in this town is
only just nicely started
The South western news., 1887-07-27

Cream Crullers. Take one cup
ful of sugar and mix with it des>
sert-spoonful Of butter; next thor.
oughIy beat two eggs and mix then,
with the sugar and butter, adding
a little salt and nutmeg and one
cup Of cream. Then add -four
enough, in which are three tea
spOonfuls OF baking powder, to mix
very soft dough. Form in any
shape desiret aad fryin boiling
lard.
The South western news., 1887-07-27
"eooD CHEER sEcEIrEs.

Pancakes. One cup sour milk,
one cup brown sugar, two eggs, So
la. nllspice : cook like deughnuss.
only drop the dough from the
spoon instead Of niolding and cut
ting like dOughnuts.
Delicious Breakfast Cake. One
egg, one cup milk, two cups Aour,
one and One-half tabIespoonfaIs
meltei butter, one-haIf teaspOonfal
soda, one teaspoonft1l cream tartar
and tablespoonful sugar.
Graham Cakes. - (One third will
make twelve cakes. Scald one cup
Indian meal in three pints water :.
add one cup -four, one small cup
yeast and one cup molasses, one
teaspoonful salt, and as much graz
llam -four as will easily stir in with
spoon.
Said Dressing. -Four eggs we'll
beaten, one half cup vinegar and
water, equal parts. stirred over the
fire until as thick as soft custarsl.
When cool, add one half teacup If
sweet oil, one teaspoonful Of mixed
mustard, one half teasPoonful Of
sugar, the juice of one lemon and
cayeane pepper to the taste.
Good Bread Pudding Soak the
soft part Of a bakers loaf in pint
Of warm milk add a tablespoonful
Of thick cream, the rind a part Of
the juice of a lemon and two wells
beaten eggs. Flour, large cupful
of dried currents, CRATE nutmeg
over them and add to the rest
Bake in well-buttered custard cups
and serve with pudding sauce, eth.
er hard or liquid.
Baked Onions. Boil in salted
water one half hour. Lift out in
a drain spoon carefully and lay
them closely together in a baking
pan salt and pepper, also half,
teaspoOnful Of butter should be
put on each onion !; bake in q hot
oven halt an hour when they
should be both tender aud brown.
take out without crushing and
serve hot.
Potato Puff: Mash potatoes
finely and beat with batter spoon
us you would a batter for cakes.
Use quantity according to family
after this formula: To each tea.
cupful of mashed potato AID one
tablespoonful of melted butter, one
egg, salt, pepper and a tablespoon
ful of cream or milk, the white Of
the egg should 2 beaten until OF a
foam, as for frOsting. and the yolk
well beaten. Then beat all thor
oughly together. Pile high iii q
dish ft toaserve them in, but not
too nice to be set ia very hos
oven !; then let the heat turn the
color to a golden hue, but neither
brown nor crisp. Have plenty I'd
time 90 do this well or serve posa.
toes plain - !. o., baked or
boiled,
The South western news., 1887-07-27

aahu' ahu Oritlgs the faEfner cash IN
the middle Of the summer when he
can get II tor nothing else.
What are the biggest shipping
| pointsf
Mr.. ] r Forester, near Albany,
is the largest single shipper, and
will zach hundred cars this year.
Leesburg is. perhaps, the biggest
single point for the Atlanta mark.
ct, Albany is a good one, 50. is
Walden and smithville The
farnsers.in that section are happy
and rich. just now from their melon
money
How many melons does Atlanta
eat a day7'
MY best estimate is eight to ten
cara. 1t takes that many cars to
supply Atlanta and her suburos
every day. with about eleven huns
dred melons to the car. This in-
cludes Of course, the towns around
Atlanta
What class eat the most water.
melons?
The negroes are the best custo.
mers ef the watermelon merchant,
but, of course, all classes eat
them
What becomes Of the rest of At
lantas shipmentsY
Haven't you seen our melon exe
change down near the Central de-
pot9 There are fvH or six tracks
there. crowded every day with wa>
termelon cars. l have seen eighty
cars at one time on the tracks
Last week we had seventy FIVE
cars one day, yesterday about
Twenty-Five cars. The buyers con.
gregate there early in the morning.
They come from all the cities in
the South, aud from the North
west. Our city wholesale and re>
tail buyers are there also, and it is
a busy scene until late in the eve>
ming. You can buy at this ex.
change a dozen melons for your
retail trade, or dozen cars. There
are spectators who buy two or
three car loads, and start North
with them, stopping at places along
the line of the road, and selling in
! half, or quarter load lots. The
melon exchange is one of the
busiest places in Atlanta in its
season.
why is the season so success.
fulg
Largely because Of the failure
of the peach and grape crop, but
also because the consumption of
melons increases every year. II is
a delicious fruit, healthy and cool.
ing. Every year adds twenty-five
! per cent. to the numher of people
who eat melons regularly. Our
facilities for distribution are better
than formerly, and the business has
become. better regulated. The
growers are shipping better melons
than formerly, and keeping the
'culls' at home to feed their hogs
on. Altogether the business is in
fine shape, and melons are the best
summer crop our people can raise.
Think of pouring twenty thousand
dollars into a little town like Lees
burg in July and August for dis.
tribution among the farmers. The
melon crop plays a very important
part in Georgia's prosperity, and is
going to play very large oAe.'
What about canteloupesP
'Canteloupes have not found
quite 10 good market as water
melons, You see canteloupes are
a fruit that is used principally on
the table, and by the better class OF
people, and therefore the sale is
not large. A Negro does not care
for a canteloupe, but is death on
waternelons. 1t is SO with large
class of people.
'Whers do most of the cante,
loupes come from ?
They come principally from
Macon. | suppose Atlanta receives
about fifty crates day, and there
are about two dozen to the crate,
Another disadvantage in handling
cautelOupes is that they viii moi
keep long.
The South western news., 1887-07-27

It is a curious scientific fact that
all the elements Of the poison found
in rattlesnake are Inherent 10 the
c0mmon Irish potato.
The South western news., 1887-07-27
Advertising Rates Moderate.
49,. auaaEsaGssuaus~m-
GENERAL. DIRECTORY.
CHURCHES.

Preaching at Baptist church 1st
md srd Sabbath in each month.
Morning Services at 10:45 A NJ
Evening Services at 6:45 P NJ
sabbath School at 8; A NJ
PRAYER meeting every Wednes.
hy night.
Preaching at Methodist church
ID, End and 4th Sabbath in each
month.
Sabbath School at, 3. AN
vorning Services at, II AN
Evening Services at, 7PM
Prayer Meeting every Thursday
night.
Rev. F A BRANCH, Pastor.
The South western news., 1887-07-27

A psychologist has launched a
theory that womans fondness for
scents is due to her detective sense
OF smell, It is a matter OF evoIu-
ton. In the early stages Of his
physical and intellectual develop
ment man had to employ his nose
in pursuit Of game, while in wo-
men, engaged in domestic work,
the sense Of smell was not exercis>
ed 1t is said that women, owing
to their defective sense of smell,
can endure a perfume which is
quite Overpowering to men.
The South western news., 1887-07-27
CITY GOVERNMENT

Mayor VIM. Kaiglcr,
touncilnen- Kendrick, W
R heatham, G Dcubler, j A
Harlry, T K Hannah.
Clerk l. James.
Trta'urrr-F w Clark.
Farshall-L A Hatcher.
Deputy Marshall-John B Roberts
Street Overseer-Niek Kenney.
Council meets first Monday night
each month.
The South western news., 1887-07-27
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The best Saive In the world for
cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Cheum, Fever Soles, letter, Chap.
ped Hands, Chilblains Corns, and
all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required.
tits guaranteed to give perfect sat
isfaction, or money refunded
price % cents per box. For sale
at Crouch Bros.
The South western news., 1887-07-27


The Japanese are quicker than
their Chinese cousins in appropria-
ting the advantages Of Western
civilization. While the Chinese
have been discussing the propriety
of building telegraph and railway
lines, in the face of It great popular
prejudice, the Japs have connected
their whole empire with the capi-
tai by wires, and are extending
railroads in every direction. A
great trunk line is now under con.
structioa, traversing the whole
country. In China the cautious
government is in possession of one
short line Of telegraph and
the railroads are, as yet, ON
paper.
The South western news., 1887-07-27
COUNTY OFFICERS.

COUNTY OFFICERS.
Vrdinary-H S Bell
CleFk Superior Court7J C F Clark
Sheriff. G Marshall
! I'1 Receiver M Harris
Iix Collector H Crouch
Ireasurer-J b Laing
su'reyOr7J E Waller
gOFOner-JOhn Daniel
.'anv Farm Supt.-W Fl Cams
The South western news., 1887-07-27

tolord Free VIII Church-Preach.
Ing every 2, 3 and 4th Sunday.
Prsyer meeting every Thursday
night
Elder D. Fields, Pastor.
The South western news., 1887-07-27

In the 81 years since it's orgini.
zation. the New York Society for
the Prevention OF Cruelty to AMI
mails has prosecuted more than 49,
600 cases in the courts. 1t has temr
pOrarily suspended from work 3O,>
600 disabled animals, and over 20,-
600 horses, disabled past recovery,
have been painlessIy put to death.
Little Dick-I dar't want to do
that.
Omaha Mamma But you must.
why 2
Because ] say so.'
What's the reason have to
mind your / amt your hus-
band
The South western news., 1887-07-27
A. NJ. E. CHURCH.

4
Sunday School at, 8 am.
Morning Services at, 1890 a m.
Evening Services at, 7:3O p m,
lass meeting every Tuesday
night.
Prayer meetin: every Thursday
night.
REV. r r DowNs, Pastor.
40 =
The South western news., 1887-07-27

| am in the butcher business
at the old stand Of Cobb & Palmer
aud hope that the public, who saw
fit to patronize US 40 literally in
the past, will continue to buy their
beef from me. ] promise always
to give you the best the market
affords and handle it nicely.
HTR1EaxEa,
The South western news., 1887-07-27

~ MBSONIC.
VI Schley Lodge, No 229 f A
4 au ) NJ Simmons, w NJ; H s
H., Secretary T r Hannah,
';'sa S;'sa'9rer. Meets 3rd Saturday
,EAt IN each month.
rrHSScH rS q 3 CHATTER, NO 40.
!; : SelAower III. P, -.--.-----,-.--
] T"g w " d Murray, Scribe; J G
wIfk' Secretary. Meets 2nd
ssSsaayntghtin each month.
The South western news., 1887-07-27
LEGION OF HONOR.

:. l'el Council. No 1876 L
aie' Commander; j G Dean, Sec,>
S'aFy; Mrs. = L Mize, Treasurer;
!. s'eI' Ind and 4th Monday night
q each month.
The South western news., 1887-07-27

> KNIGHTS OF HONOR
d Dawson Lodge, No 1861 M
SIMMONS s.lI Dictator; II S Bell, Re
Ss''Fi 7 + Hannah, Financial
ST@Fisr a J Baldwin, Treasurer.
I %'''' End and 4th Friday night
The South western news., 1887-07-27

Pancakes. One cup sour milk,
one cup brown sugar, two eggs, So
da. allspice cook like deughnuss.
only drop the dough from the
spoon instead Of molding and cut
ting like doughnuts.
The South western news., 1887-07-27
FERHELL COUNCIL, NO 691,

! Sy'' Archanum : Chas Deubler,
SSgent; TR Hannah, Secretary
,9 s's'' l's and 3rd Friday night in
The South western news., 1887-07-27

Delicious Breakfast Cake. One
egg, one cup milk, two cups Aour.
one and one-haIf tabIespoonfaIs
meltei butter, one-haIf seaspOonial
soda, one teaspoonft'l cream tartar
and tablespoonful sugar. m